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 I recently came across this chart of the results of a survey of IT decision makers and influencers about where they look for information when evaluating technology solutions.
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 I have long believed that Google is the most important tool to IT when researching products and solutions. It has been that way for me ever since I first heard of Google in 1998. "Google" has become a verb in IT, so this is not surprising. Many in the tech industry accept this as fact, and just as many are very skeptical of the importance of a search engine in the IT decision making process.
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 I am curious of how readers of the Citrix blog would vote in such a survey. What is your most important research tool when looking for information on new technology solutions?
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 *UPDATE:Thanks for voting in this poll. appreciate so many of our readers taking a moment to share your thoughts with us.*
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 {vote:Where do you look first for information on technology solutions?}
 Google
 Yahoo
 MSN Live
 Independent Blogs
 Vendor Blogs
 IT Vendor Product web site
 IT Vendor Support web site
 Online IT publication
 Directory
 Analyst site
 User Group
 Wikipedia
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